Derek Johnson (politician)
Canadian politician
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Derek Johnson is a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Interlake in the 2016 election.[1] He is a member of the Progressive Conservative party, and defeated NDP incumbent Tom Nevakshonoff in the election.
Derek Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office January 18, 2022 – October 18, 2023 | |
| Premier | Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Ralph Eichler |
| Succeeded by | Ron Kostyshyn |
| Minister of Municipal Relations | |
| In office January 5, 2021 – January 18, 2022 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister Kelvin Goertzen Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Rochelle Squires |
| Succeeded by | Eileen Clarke |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Interlake-Gimli Interlake (2016–2019) | |
| Assumed office April 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Nevakshonoff |
| RM of St. Laurent Councillor | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oak Point, Manitoba, Canada |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Johnson was elected again in the 2019 and 2023 general elections in the riding of Interlake-Gimli. On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Seniors and Long-Term Care.
Electoral record
| 2023 Manitoba general election: Interlake-Gimli | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Derek Johnson | 5,143 | 49.59 | -9.03 | $40,272.35 | |||
| New Democratic | Sarah Pinsent-Bardarson | 4,460 | 43.01 | +9.94 | $50,266.72 | |||
| Keystone | Larry Brandt | 393 | 3.79 | – | $4,816.90 | |||
| Liberal | Sean James | 374 | 3.61 | -0.20 | $1,617.68 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 10,370 | 99.24 | – | $63,090.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 79 | 0.76 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 10,449 | 65.04 | -0.52 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 16,065 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -9.48 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Interlake-Gimli | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Derek Johnson | 6,165 | 58.62 | -1.8 | $33,875.10 | |||
| New Democratic | Sarah Pinsent | 3,478 | 33.07 | +8.5 | $34,329.54 | |||
| Green | Dwight Harfield | 473 | 4.50 | +1.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Liberal | Mary Lou Bourgeois | 400 | 3.80 | -7.3 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,516 | – | ||||||
| Rejected | 39 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 16,100 | 65.56 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020. | ||||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Interlake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Derek Johnson | 3,685 | 51.32 | 7.90 | $27,224.05 | |||
| Liberal | Jamal Abas | 2,068 | 28.80 | 25.90 | $8,951.25 | |||
| New Democratic | Tom Nevakshonoff | 1,428 | 19.89 | -30.58 | $19,403.09 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,181 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 58 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11,868 | 61.00 | 7.64 | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018. | ||||||||